He was born on March 19, 1934, in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Mich., the son of John and Edith Hendershott. Bill married Annabell Waltz on April 21, 1956. She preceded him in death on Dec. 25, 1986. Bill worked for Laidlaw Waste Company in Adrian. When he wasn’t working he was collecting scrap metal for recycling.

Surviving Bill are two sons, Billy Hendershott and Raymond Hendershott; three daughters, Shirley (Jeff) Welsh, Janet Hendershott and Diana (David) Patterson, all of Adrian; three granddaughters, Dana and Linda Tripp and Amber Patterson; one grandson, Roy Tripp; one sister, Rose Lawson of Adrian; two brothers, Henry Hendershott of Adrian and Orville Hendershott of Toledo, Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, parents, grandson, Kristoffer Young; two brothers, Ross and John Hendershott; and a sister, Arlean Beach.

Funeral services for Bill will be held at noon Thursday, Oct. 10, 2013, at Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian, with the Rev. Lloyd Jewett officiating. Burial will be in Lenawee Hills Memorial Park in Adrian. Family and friends will gather at the funeral home from 10 a.m. until time of service at the funeral home.

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Arrangements were made through Brown-Van Hemert Funeral Home in Hudson.